Identity Resolution Daily Links 2008-3-3
Mike Schubert: Attacking from Within
“We spend a lot of time fortifying our data systems and networks to prevent outside attacks. Recent data breaches at TJX Companies, Card Systems, and the Department of Veterans Affairs remind us of the different ways outsiders can gain access to our systems and conquer massive amounts of highly sensitive data. However, my third example above - the VA, also gives clue to what I think is the most dangerous risk of all - the threat of an insider compromising systems (knowingly or otherwise).”
Homeland Security Watch: Where the Candidates Stand on HLS: Part II
“This follows the earlier post I ran on Senator Obama’s positions on Homeland Security. Today I had intended to examine Senator Clinton’s positions.”
CarInsurance.com: Alleged Leader of Santa Clara County Auto Insurance Fraud Ring Arrested
“Officials in Washington state last week nabbed the ringleader of a scam to defraud auto insurance companies in Santa Clara County, the District Attorney said today. Prosecutors suspect that Khai Van Nhin of San Jose recruited and instructed members of a 25-person fraud ring. The largely San Jose-based group allegedly reported at least 22 fake car accidents to various insurance companies in a five-year period, prosecutors said.”
“We are hitting our fifth anniversary on March 1. And I’ve been in this job a little bit over three years, so I’ve had an opportunity to look back and to see how far we’ve come in what I think, by the institutional standards of the government department, is a remarkably short period of time.”
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